This Business Fights Poverty Community Clinic, hosted during the Global Goals Summit, provided an interactive platform for discussing how business partnerships can address poverty, inequality and climate change. Speakers shared strategies for fostering long-term, future-fit collaborations that are rooted in mutual benefit and systemic change. This Insights Paper summarises the key takeaways, actionable strategies, and examples of impactful partnerships discussed by experts from business, civil society and the impact sectors. The goal is to equip businesses with practical insights to develop partnerships that are resilient, equitable, and aligned with the Global Goals.
Speakers:
Greg S Garrett, Executive Director, Access to Nutrition Initiative
Dr John Choptiany, VP of Programs, iDE Global
Clementine Brown, Co-Founder & Co-Director, CodeBrave
Dr. Plamen Rusev, Founder and Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation
Alam Bains, Head, Corporate Programs & Partnerships, MovingWorlds
David Nicholson, Chief Climate Officer, Mercy Corps
Marin MacLeod, Executive Director, Reach Alliance, University of Toronto
Katie Kowalski, Director of Commercial Partnerships, Fairtrade America
Kauwel Qazi, Private Sector Gender Justice Advisor, Oxfam America
Hilde Hendrickx, Global Sustainability Senior Manager, Unilever
Betty Wilkinson, Board Chair, Financial Sector Deepening Somalia
